Edwards lands gold medal with GB

Littlehampton wheelchair basketball star Lewis Edwards was part of the Great Britain under-23 World Championship team to break new ground earlier this month.

Edwards, 18, was in the GB squad that took gold in the international tournament staged in Canada.

The under-23 team became the first-ever Great British wheelchair basketball side at either senior or junior level to medal at a World Championships.

GB managed to win seven of their eight matches in the competition, scoring a 54-43 final victory over Turkey to take the gold.

Edwards revealed he was lost for words after being part of a history-making Great British team and said: “I’d go as far as to say it was the best two weeks of my life. I could not have won the competition with a better group of people.

“No other Great British team at senior or junior level had ever medalled at a World Championships before us.

“The senior team finished seventh at the last World Championships, while the under-23 team came fourth in the last tournament to be staged.

“It was a remarkable competition, we didn’t just medal, we won gold, which was well deserved.”